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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03
FLOPPING.

The breezy impudence, with which
the Item talks about Topping, is
as astonishing as it is instructive.
When that bantling started it,
proudly boosted that it had the
support of the best men of the
parish, the big planters, the large
property holders. Everybody that
is familiar with the affairs OF Mad
ison parish knows this. The very
men 10 whom the Item acknowl-
edged deep obligations, who took
such an interest in it, and talked
it up, both for advertisers and sub
scribers are opposed TO the course
now being pursued by the Item.
Are the same men now upholding
the Item? Not that anybody knows
of. The Item deserted them and
declared for McEnery while its old
ba kers, to whom that ungrateful
sheet owes so much, are for Mich
oils, and yet it has the unblushing
assurance to talk about Hopping.
AS for the TIME it never hops.
II is true TO the n.eIi who backed
il with their friendship and sup
port-not With money however.
Its influence never has been, and
never can be, bought. Till the
Item can show as good a record, II
would be more to its credit that it
should avoid the subject of flop
ping. The TINES is under no OBJ
legation to McEnery, certainly, un.
der no obligations to Nichols. 1t
is under no obligations to
anybody cuside of Mad
ison pa n. The men 1t
started in 20 support, itproposes
to stay wiz. 1t has that conf
dence in them, that it does not and
cannot believe they would do any
political act that good democrats
will not do. 1t stays with them,
and they are not Nichols men.
The TINES needs no elaborate de-
fence, and it is not necessary to
shout. 1t is sufficient to say that
it is not supporting Nichols but
stands in paralyzed establishment
to see the Item making a hearty
meal of a new and rare. dish, the
ingredients of which are red cir
cular and McEnery. How they
| can be made to make a harmoniou!
whole, is what astonishes thu
natives.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03

The United States Civil Service
commission has authorized the
local board OF examiners to hold
an examination on December Z, for
clerks, storekeepers, examiners,
assistant weighers and inspectors
ofcustoms.
Applications for necessary pa
pers and instruction should be
made to ]. II. HOLLAND, Secre,
tary customs board of examiners,
New Orleans, La.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03

The proceedings of the Mass
Meeting in which Capt. Holmes is
supposed TO be censured, is quoted
by the Item this week and Capt.
Holmes name 10 not mentioned,
which is just what the TINES
claimed.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03
A RETROSPECT.

he sun SHINES, t"-N"y, VIZ "
depressed and disappointed crowd.
The observation-disclosures COM
bination, so boastful and confident
a few weeks ago, are now dlsheart-
ened and almost ready to give up
the struggle, or ought to be.
They had planned out what they
thought to be a winning campaign.
1t looked easy, and appeared a
sure thing. The following Of Mr..
Montgomery, which was thought
to be large, was considered as sure
to 20, as went Mr.. Montgomery.
The following Of Mr.. Mcclellan
while not SO sure to go, as went Mr..
Mcclellan, was still considered as
safe to 90 against Holmes, and the
combination was expected to carry
both men through, with a whirl
and land them safely, the one in
the Senatorial chair and the other
in the coveted sheriiFs office.
A thorough Canvass Of the "a =
| ish confirmed this cheerful view f
things, and the plan OF campaign
was further embellishcd, with de-
tails as to other Offices, and it has
been said, even TO just how the
mass meeting was to be handled.
and made to whirl the right way,
at the right time. Things were So
satisfactory, and the canvass had
been 30 complete, that the Parish
Executive Committee was induced
to hold meeting and decide on
what was 10 be done. The
meeting was duly held, but to the
intense, and perfectly apparent,
disappointment of the Combine,
the Committee called the mass
meeting for day some weeks dis
tant, instead of the following week,
as hoped for and anticipated by
the Com bine.
1t was at this juncture that the
"other fellows" took the field.
The TINES presented the case, and
some of the "other fellows took
short cuts through the woods, and
''sorter" got around and about SO
effectively, that the Combine had
to grease up their joints and get
down to real hard work, in order
TO maintain their ground. 1t WAS
not struggle for new converts,
but despairing effort to retain the
brethren already thought to be In
the fold. The effort was vain. In
lots of two here, three there, scat
teriug ones everywhere, the SHEEP
broke out of the pasture, in spite
of the most frantic efforts to retain
them, and rallied to the "othel
fellows" in a manner dishearten
ing in the extreme. 1t was founC
that the Montgomery following
could not be held for Mcclellan
and the Mcclellan following would
not stand Montgomery, and the
Combine was a failure.
Where now, is the confidence, Sc
apparent in the early stages of the
gameP 1t takes a microscope to
see it, and in about another week
even that searching instrument vii
not avail to discover the traces
The "other fellows" are the mer
who now display confidence. They
sat still and let the combine lay
their plans, and get their campaign
laid out, and proceeded quietly tc
counteract it. They knew that nc
such combine could win, and it ha:
not, and can't. 1t was too inhar.
monious, the elements had no ar
finity. The combine is weak, in
effective, a failure.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03

Jacob Schaffer has full line or
hunting supplies and superior
lot Of coal heating stoves, which
are just the thing TO sit beside after
coming in from hunt.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03
FOR SALE
On Very Favorable Terms.

TWO Fine cotton plantations, adj.
l. joining each other. with large
front on Mississippi River, one mile
below Milllkens Bend, in Madison
Parish; La, one fine residence; IL
cabins. The whole contains about
] 400 acres, nearly all cleared.
ALSO
A FINE tract Of unimproved cotton
"A land in Madison Parish, La.
fronting on the Lake near New Car
thage, containing 1915 acres.
WARRENTY TITLES GIVEN.
Tor frrtler NJ -sirnlar~ apniv y,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03

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graph indicates that your subscrtp-
tion wiH expire in tpo weeks.
A blue pencil mark at this para .
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tks paper wiu be sent to you unless
sks subscription price is reeeired be-
fore merit issus.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03
THE
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AND
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A6th YEAR.

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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03

The. Fair. in Vicksburg, has the
largest stock of toys ever brought
TO Mississippi. They have almost
double the stock they had last
year.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03

Lewis Bros., is a pleasant place
to 90 to. They never complain OF
dull trade, but are always cheerful.
Their business justifies it.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03

christmas is only three weeks
from tomorrow.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03

Court opens Monday-Criminal
term.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03
Atlanta went wet.

Congress meets Monday.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03

Hr. Powdsrly Talks Of Rssigning.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03

The rains put out the forest fires.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05
New Postefice Stamps.

The Postoffice Department at
 Washington will issue in a day or so stamps of different colors and designs from those now in use. They will be sent to the various postofices upon requisition as soon as the present supply is ex- hausted. The color of the two cent stamp will be green instead of metallic red, and the color of the three-cent stamp will be yer million instead of green. The one cent embossed stamps on stamped envelopes will be printed from a new die of the head of Franklin, after the bust by Caracci, and the two-cent stamp will contain the head of Washington from a new die, after the statue by Houdon. The four-cent stamp will be car mine instead of green. The five cent stamp will be dark blue in- stead of chocolate brown, and will contain the head of Grant instead of that of Garfield. The thirty cent stamp will be brown instead of black, and ninety cent stamp will be purple instead of carmine. In addition to these changes, the border around' the one, two, four and five cent embossed stamps will be somewhat different from the borders now used. On the upper portion of an elliptical band, be- tween two serrated lines, are the words, in the same style of letter ing, Limited States Postage" ln white letters; on the lower portion of the band are words indicating the denomination, which is also shown by an Arabic numeral in a shield at the bottom. The upper and lower portions of the band are separated by an eight-pointed rosette on each side of tke stamp. The stamped envelopes are un- changed as to colors and qualities of paper and as to denominations and prices.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05
How they Look.

The San Diego Bee gives the following account and description of the Indians who were recently taken to that place from San Carlos:
 The four Apaches scouts who were reported on Sunday as being on their way to this city for safe keeping, preparatory to being taken to Alcatraz to serve term of imprisonment for mutiny, ar rived yesterday morning under guard ot Captain A. Norton, Ninth Infantry, U. s. A., and a detach ment of ten soldiers. The names of the Indians are, Be cho-on-datb, As-ki-say-la-ha, Na-can-qui-say and Kid. These men were regu- larly enlisted as government scouts, and consequently came under the jurisdiction of the mili- tary law. They were dressed in moccasins and linen pants and coats. Their long black hair was parted in the middle and held Tn place by ared turban. Their ages range from 30 to 40, and their physiognomies are of the usual Indian cast, clear cut features and deep black eyes are the principal characteristics, while their walk is 1.-the and cat like. Immediately on their arrival the prisoners were taken to the room prepared for their confinement and by the cour- tesy of Colonel Brayton, a Bee re- porter was allowed to be present during the ironing process. Each man was called out separately and under a strong guard the leg irons were placed. During the opera tion the prisoners maintained stolid look, and moved about in dogged manner. When in the cell they sat upon blankets and smoked cigarettes. A basket of provisions was placed in one cor her, although they did not mani fest much desire to partake there of. They declined to converse with any one except Colonel Bray ton who had become acquainted with them while passing through the San Carlos Reservation some time ago.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05
leg from the knee to the ankle.

leg from the knee to the ankle.
 The curious explanation now given of the death of Ben Smith, in the southwestern part of Ben ton county, Ark, is not exactly a lightning ''story," but it goes, The Smiths made a practice of killing fish in river with giant powder. Young Smith leaped into the river to catch fish which had been stunned by the explosion. As he struck the water he uttered wild shriek and sank to the bot tom, dead. His body was at once recovered, and his limbs were found rigid in exactly the same position as when he made the plunge and the flesh along the spinal column was blackened. It seems that the water was heavily charged with electricity by the ex- plosion and that Smith was killed by violent electric shock the in- stant he touched the water.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05
Freaks. Of iShtninS.

A Lincoln, Neb., young girl was dressing in her room during a thunderstorm when her pug dog ran Tn. She clasped 1t to her bosom and flash of lightning in- stantly killed it. She was horri- fed to find that an image of her dog had been photographed on her bosom. There seems to be no way of removing the picture, which gives every shade, color and wrinkle of the canine form.
 Lightning struck Charles M. Lee. a cowboy, and also his horse, and killed them both, near Chey- enne Wells, Col, the other day. The stroke broke the iron horn of the saddle, exploded all the cart ridges in his belt, and set fire to the leather of the saddle, picket rope, blankets, tearing his hat, boots and shirt t5 pieces, and the fire consumed the flesh of the left
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05
A Curious Custom.

The Yumas have peculiar cere- mony for celebrating the arrival of virgin to the age of puberty.
 When the women ascertain the fact, the whole tribe collect to- gether and celebrate the occasion with a feast. The applicant for womanhood is placed in an oven or closely covered hut; this is made by digging hole, in which they lay heated stones, covering them with twigs and bushes, upon which the novice is placed; hot water is then thrown upon the stones, and when completely steamed and saturated with pro- fuse precipitation, she plunges into the river and takes bath. This process is kept up for three days, maintaining a fast all the time. The feast celebrated, the girl is considered a woman and ready for marriage. The maidens, however, do not generally marry early. They become fully developed at about twelve or fourteen, and grow so rapidly that in few years they look coarse and fat. Previous to a birth, the mother leaves her village for some short distance and lives by herself until month after the child is born; the band to which she belongs then assemblies and selects name for the little one, which is given with some trivial ceremony, and the mother then returns to her home.-Yuma Sentinel
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05

An editor died and slowly
 wended his way down to where he supposed a warm reception await ed him. The devil met him and said: "For many years thou hast borne the blame for many errors that the printers made in the paper. The paper has gone, alas! for g, and the S2. alasl has often failed to come in. The printers have bedeviled thee for wages Sat
 urday night when thou had not one cent to thy name. Men have taken the paper without paying for it and cursed thee for not get ting up better paper. Thou hast been called a dead beat by the passenger conductor when thou presented thy annual pass to his envious gaze. All these things thou hast borne in silence. Thou canst not come in here" And he fired him. As he did so he mur- mured to himself: Heaven is his home, and besides, If we had let him come in here he would hays been continually dunning his de- linquent subscribers, and thus created diseord in my kingdom"
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05
The one hundredth annivers;

The one hundredth anniversary of the adoption of the constitution has come and gone, but there still remain two other centennials con- nected with the history of that instrument. One of them will occur on June 21st next, when 100 years will have passed since the last of the requisite nine states ratified the constitution, and the other will take place on March 4, 1889, the one hundreth anniver- sary of the date at which the great charter of American liberty went into practical operation. The lat ter occasion is even more worthy observance than that which has just been 50 fittingly recognized in Philadelphia.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05

In an interview with John J., Valentine, president of Wells, Fargo & O., he is reported to have said that the largest losses, through robbery, sustained by the company, were in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico; and that here after additional precautions wifi be taken to secure their property by the employment of an adaf- tioaal forco of gltats!s:
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05
s.f Too Busy for Business.

out discovering any signs of breakfast until an appetite like a mustard plaster began gnawing, he walked up to the landlord, who was standing behind the counter bent nearly double over news paper, in which he was tracing the lines of thrilling romance with his forefinger, as he pufed at an old cob pipe.
 "When do you have breakfasta'' he said.
 The landlord groaned, but did not look up. The traveller raised his voice a notch or two, and re- peated:
 "When do you have breakfast?''
 'Hehp said the landlord, with his face still buried in the news paper.
 "When do you have breakfast7"
 "Most every day"
 "Is this one of your lucky days"
 "Heh ?"
 Are you going to have break fast to-day?"
 II reckon more'n likely we will"
 Do you suppose it will be ready soon?"
 II don't suppose nothin' about it."
 "What is the reason you don't?"
 Cos I don't know"
 "When do you usually have it?'
 "When the coffee biles."
 ''Has the fire been started yeti"
 "I don't know nothin' about it"
 What's the reason you don't?"
 'Cos I don't care cuss."
 "See here old man, ain't you the landlord?"
 q reckon mebbe I am."
 "Well, then, I would like to have you tell me who's running this tavern?"
 The old man raised his head, gave the stranger a look that made his flesh creep, and said: "Well, sometimes the niggers run it; sometimes the old woman gives it whirl; sometimes the cussed thing sorter wobbles along for it. self, and then again sometimes I gives it a hist myself, and every once in a while some lantern jawed, knock-kneed son of tiger like you comes along and wants to try his hand at maxim it spin; but about the time he gets to shootin' his mouth too free he takes notion to go out to the horse-trOugh and soak hIs headj and after that he's alluz meek enough to mind his own business for a spell. What in the name of Tom Scott do you want, anyhow?. Can't you keep your coat on till l strike the end of this yere piece? I want to find out what the blazes they're goin' to do with that old pirate I've been worryin' about for the last two months, now that they've ketched him at last. You're not ridin' on the keers now, so what's the use o'bein' in sweat?"
 Just then darkey stepped into. the back yard, pounding joint of stove-pipe with a broken broom handle.
 Docs that mean breakfast?" inquired the stranger in hum- bled voice.
 q shouldn't wonder durn bit," returned the landlord, as he plunged into his paper;-Texas
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05

When Lincoln was a lawyer in Illinois he and the judge got to bantering one another about trading horses, and it was agreed that next morning at 6 o'clock they should make a trade, the horses remaining unseen up to that hour, and nc backing out under a forfeiture of $25. At the hour appointed the judge came up leading the sorriest looking specimen of a horse ever seen in those parts. In a few minutes MT. Lincoln was seen coming with a wooden saw-horse on his shoulder. Great were the shouts and laughter of the crowd, and both were greatly increased when MT. Lincoln, sur veying the judges animal, set down his horse and exclaimed: "Well, judge, this is the first time 1 ever got the worst of it in a horse trade"
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05
ADVERTISING HATES,
Clifton POstOmce.

Regular hours from 7:S0 a. m. to 7:S0 p. m. Registration from 9:S0 a. m. to ' D. m. Money Order hours, 9:SO a. m. to 3 p. m. Sundays, office open from II a. m. to F m. Mail departs for Solomonville Tuesdays, Saturdays. Mail closes goo D. m.
 Mail for Morenci closes at 6:S0 a. M. No foreign or mutilated money will be received for stamps, box rent or postal orders. Parties calling for mail matter other than that which is addressed to themselves must present an order for delivery.
 A. C. REARDoN, P. M.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05
Sentinel

Instead of throwing away bou- quets of faded roses or other flowers of special perfume, place the faded or dead dry leaves in a convenient dish and sprinkle a little alcohol over them, and the room where they stand will be filled with their odor. In England it IS a common practice; very large vases are kept about rooms into which all the faded rose leaves are thrown and sprinkled with alcohol, and thus a very pleasant atmosphere is secured about the house. There is no other way of preparing rose perfume, except by the regular process of distilling. Rose flavor can be given to cake, if any one fancies it, by putting the butter to be used in the cake in saucer or plate, and setting 1t up for some hours inside a vase filled with rose leaves that are sprinkled with alcohol.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05

 LAWRENCE RUSSELL.
 President.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05
Arizona X Kew Mexico R. R. Time
 
GOING NORTH.
fly, Sundays excepted.

Passenger and freight rates on the Arizona s New Mexico Railway from April lst 1887.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Territorial. Governor-C. Meyer Zulick. Prescott. Secretary-Jas. A. Bayard. Prescott Treasurer-C. B. Foster, Prescott. Superintendent of Public Instruction-C. Fl. Strauss, Tucson.
 Auditor-H. T. Andrews, Prescott. Commissioner of Immigration -C. H. King, Phoenix.
 Supreme Court-J; H; Wright, Chief Justice. Prescott; W. w: Porter AssO- ciate Justice, Phenix: Wm. II. Barnes, Associate Justice, Tucson. U. $. District Attorney-Owen T. Rouse, Tucson.
 U. $. Marshal-W. K. Meade, Tucson. Surveyor General-J. Hise. Tucson. U. s. Internal Revenue Collector-J. J. Devine. Tucson.
 Delegate to Congress-Mark A. Smith, Judge of First Judicial District-wm. II. Judge of Second Judicial District-w. w. Judge of Third Judicial District-J. H. Wright, Prescott.
 Graham County.
 PROBATE JUDGE. UT. FIrzGERALD. Solomonville
 CLERK PROBATE COURT. FRED. M. NEWELL, .SOlomOnville
 SHERIFF. B. NJ. CRAwFoRD. SolOmonville Deputies-W. c. W. Smith, Solomonville.
 RECORDER. r. MIcHEIESA, .SOlomonvllle
 TREASURER. S. w. PolrEROY,. Clifton Deputy-F. NJ. Newell, Solomonyille.
 DISTRICT ATTORNEY. r. J- BoLAS-... .Solomonville
 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. ID. H. MING.-.. --......-.....-........T Thomas
 CORONER Oh. J. A- lACff Clifton
 SURVEYOR. J. II. MARTINEAU, Pima
 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. IT. c. BooN, Duncan VIM. WHALES, ...-.-...-.-...-....--Ar -Arivaipa uYRuM WEECH.. Pima ?. NIcHILENA. Clerk ..........So .SolOmOnvillG